In his tour diary, YS Jagan wrote: “I am benumbed beyond words. I offer my deep and heartfelt condolences to the kin of the victims in this darkest and tragic hour of grief and sorrow. I directed the party workers to rush to the mishap site and ensure that the victims’ kin get justice.”

Leader of the Opposition and YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed deep shock at the boat tragedy in Vijayawada. He offered heart-felt condolences to the family members of the victims. In a video clip tweeted from his overnight stop at Mydukuru, he He asked the party workers to provide all help to the kin of the victims.

In his tour diary, YS Jagan wrote: “I am benumbed beyond words. I offer my deep and heartfelt condolences to the kin of the victims in this darkest and tragic hour of grief and sorrow. I directed the party workers to rush to the mishap site and ensure that the victims’ kin get justice.”

On Sunday evening, a boat carrying over 45 passengers from Bhavani Island in Krishna river in Vijayawada to Pavitra Sangamam capsized claiming 17 lives. As many as seven persons are feared missing.